Modern Language Association 2015 Convention,
General Linguistics Discussion Group

Presenters must be members of the MLA. The
General Linguistics Discussion Group subscribes
to the policies and guidelines of the MLA.
For
additional information please visit: www.MLA.org.

Call for Papers:

The General Linguistics Discussion Group of the
MLA announces a call for papers for the MLA
2015 Convention in Vancouver, BC. This panel
seeks abstracts of
250 words addressing new approaches to the
contemporary or historical presence of
vernacular languages that are spoken and/or
written in the US.

For this panel vernacular languages may include
any of those languages spoken or written now or
in the past in any of the communities of
speakers in the United
States, e.g. Los Angeles Vernacular Spanish,
Indigenous or Native American languages,
African American Vernacular English, Cajun
French, Texas German, US
Arabic, etc.

Please provide your abstract not later than 15
March 2014 by e-mail to the following e-mail
address: tmp28georgetown.edu.